Tony Houston
BArch
BArch
With over 45 years’ experience in the retail industry, Tony has successfully delivered more than 250 projects working with developers and retailers across Australia.
As an experienced retail professional, Tony’s expertise lies beyond architecture in applied retail logic, site analysis, and master planning. He is well-respected by major national retailers due to his intimate understanding of their design and operational requirements and his collaborative approach to stakeholder engagement.
Tony strongly appreciates the fine balance of project feasibility and design sustainability to deliver the best outcomes for clients.
He is passionate about creating designs that attract and engage the customer and provide the wow factor and point of difference to the traditional shopping centre experience. Tony acts as an expert witness in the Planning and Environment Court cases involving shopping centre developments. He served on the Retail Committee of the Property Council of Australia’s Queensland division and was a judge for their annual Retail Awards between 2010 and 2018.